Cats2010 Posted February 14, 2016 #1 Share Posted February 14, 2016 I can't wait, and others too, until we all know what we have been missing. I was booked, but ... :mad: .... Who can help? Many thanks and enjoy this fantastic cruise! Cats2010 :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray66 Posted February 14, 2016 #2 Share Posted February 14, 2016 It looks like they're sailing past the Pio XI/Bruggen Glacier presently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cats2010 Posted February 14, 2016 Author #3 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Thank you for the picture, Blue Ribbon Cruiser Ray! A nice view and the sea is calm. I wonder whether it was the same when she cruised Cape Hoorn ... probably not. What an adventure :)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray66 Posted February 14, 2016 #4 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Another nice view Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cats2010 Posted February 14, 2016 Author #5 Share Posted February 14, 2016 A glacier. There it is! Many thanks :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oslofjord Posted February 23, 2016 #6 Share Posted February 23, 2016 actually DH and I were on the QM NYC to Valpo and passing the horn was amazing. It was beautiful weather, cold, but clear and lovely to be out on deck. Amazing (although not really suprising) how similar the Horn itself was to Nord Kapp in Norway. It was truly a great trip, all 31 days of it from snow in NYC to mild in Floriday, to hot as Hades in Brazil, to cold around the Horn, and then warm/hot in Valpo. Recommend this trip to everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cats2010 Posted February 24, 2016 Author #7 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Thank you, Oslofjord, for your notes and yes, this must have been an extraordinary voyage and I hope QM2 will do it again, no matter what the weather will be like. Here on the European continent we have it cold again and snow is forecasted for the end of this week. Many happy sailings and regards from Cats 2010 :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmybean Posted February 24, 2016 #8 Share Posted February 24, 2016 The QM2 took us around the Horn, from Ft Lauderdale to Los Angeles in 2009, and this is the FIRST TIME she has returned to most of that route since then. My advice is: if you see a voyage with an itinerary you want, BOOK !!!! Some routes are offered time and again and some routes come up less often. Sailing around the Horn, aboard the QM2, is one of those special voyages that doesn't seem to be offered often enough. My heart is on the ship now and thank you to Cats2010 for eliciting the update (and wonderful photo). (DH and I would have booked, also, if not for…. So, maybe, next time!) Jimmybean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cats2010 Posted February 24, 2016 Author #9 Share Posted February 24, 2016 My pleasure, jimmybean, and oh, you did it :)! It must be unforgettable! It is true that she should cruise the Hoorn more often, but maybe she will do it again during her 2018 world cruise?? I am thinking of doing an opinion poll to collect voices ... :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray66 Posted March 11, 2016 #10 Share Posted March 11, 2016 I hope they get a new bridge cam in the refit. The present one has too much blue! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cats2010 Posted March 11, 2016 Author #11 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Thank you for sharing this, and too blue or not too blue - I wish I was there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted March 11, 2016 #12 Share Posted March 11, 2016 A thread has just been started in the Australia & New Zealand forum. http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2327124 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted March 11, 2016 #13 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Still a year for me and no WC just a little tiny taste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cats2010 Posted March 11, 2016 Author #14 Share Posted March 11, 2016 A thread has just been started in the Australia & New Zealand forum. http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2327124 Great that you posted this link, thanks OzKiwiJJ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navaleye Posted March 11, 2016 #15 Share Posted March 11, 2016 I got off today. Just watched her sail out of Sydney Harbour without me after 168 days :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austcruiser84 Posted March 11, 2016 #16 Share Posted March 11, 2016 I passed her on a ferry this morning in Circular Quay. To my dismay, someone was standing on the balcony of my suite! I really need to get around to finishing my Jan TA review. Haven't stopped since I got back from my trip. Crazy year - already 3 months in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Host Hattie Posted March 11, 2016 #17 Share Posted March 11, 2016 I got off today. Just watched her sail out of Sydney Harbour without me after 168 days :-( That's been quite some trip, I hope you enjoyed it. Thanks for the updates on the pod situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cats2010 Posted March 11, 2016 Author #18 Share Posted March 11, 2016 I got off today. Just watched her sail out of Sydney Harbour without me after 168 days :-( I know how it feels, but 168 days are enough anyway :D! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cats2010 Posted March 11, 2016 Author #19 Share Posted March 11, 2016 I passed her on a ferry this morning in Circular Quay. To my dismay, someone was standing on the balcony of my suite! I really need to get around to finishing my Jan TA review. Haven't stopped since I got back from my trip. Crazy year - already 3 months in! It's funny how she becomes a second home after a while when you think to yourself "Who dares to take possession of my ship!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmybean Posted March 11, 2016 #20 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Thank you for sharing this, and too blue or not too blue - I wish I was there! I'm a bit blue because I'm not (there), Cats2010 :( Thanks for posting the photo, Ray66. I agree: she does feel like a second-home, after a while…. I look forward to reading the thread linked by OzKiwiJJ. (Thanks for sharing) Jimmybean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laktex Posted March 11, 2016 #21 Share Posted March 11, 2016 I passed her on a ferry this morning in Circular Quay. To my dismay, someone was standing on the balcony of my suite! When you disembarked it took them a day to empty the Champagne bottles out of your suite!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austcruiser84 Posted March 12, 2016 #22 Share Posted March 12, 2016 When you disembarked it took them a day to empty the Champagne bottles out of your suite!! That's why she was delayed leaving. But from what I saw they repaired the glass on my balcony. Was nice to see her again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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